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Evilswarm Ophion

Deadborder

Posted 29 September 2012 - 11:17 PM

Deadborder

V - Sweet Trick

~The Organization~

2572 posts

EDIT: Realized there was in fact a thread on this guy. Then again, that thread is also about 6 months old, so lock this one if you wish.

Evilswarm OphionDARKRank 4Dragon/Xyz/Effect2 Level 4 "lswarm" monstersWhile this card is face-up on the field with Xyz Material, neither player can Special Summon Level 5 or higher monsters. Once per turn: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card; add 1 "Infestation" Spell or Trap Card from your Deck to your hand.ATK/2550 DEF/1650

This guy, who we'll be getting in December, is something of the Dolkka substitute of the OCG's Rabbit decks. His continuous effect is pretty killer against decks like Hieratic, Chaos Dragon, and the occasional large monster like Megaloabyss; while its effectiveness in increasingly Xyz-heavy formats has yet to be seen, it is something to watch out for.

As for its second effect, it's more useful than you might think, especially when used with the following card:

Pandemic Contagion InfestationQuick-Play SpellThis turn, all "lswarm" monsters you control are unaffected by the effects of other Spell and Trap Cards.

Canadian

Posted 30 September 2012 - 06:22 AM

Deadborder

Posted 30 September 2012 - 11:49 AM

Deadborder

V - Sweet Trick

~The Organization~

2572 posts

Oh yeah, to elaborate on "Evol-swarm" and the supposed "solving" of Dino-Rabbit's consistency:

As I said before, Laggia is not exactly the main focus of the deck anymore (in OCG). Originally, I believe Heliotrope was used in a similar manner to Sabersaurus (a beater that fulfilled certain Xyz requirements), but as Evilswarm got a few better options, the deck began to use them as well - not only to support easier Evilswarm Xyz summoning, but to take advantage of the monsters' own useful effects (i.e., Thunderbird).

What this means is that while Rabbit is still amazing in the deck, the deck can still function without over-reliance on it. This only became a bigger selling point with the hits to both Tour Guide and Rabbit himself.

Evilswarm also has the benefit of the somewhat overlooked Evilswarm Salamandra, who can not only become a big beater if needed, but is an Evilswarm and a Dinosaur. Usually, this guy's kinda teched in, though.Evilswarm Mandragora is also seeing more play as a quick Rank 4 enabler.

And while I'm on this tangent/Evilswarm Rabbit semi-article thing, allow me to bring your attention to this dude.

Photoknight PaladiusLIGHTRank 4Warrior/Xyz/Effect2 Level 4 LIGHT monstersOnce per turn: You can detach 2 Xyz Materials from this card to target 1 face-up monster your opponent controls; its ATK becomes 0, also its effects are negated. When this card is destroyed by your opponent's card (either by battle or by card effect) and sent to your Graveyard: Draw 1 card.ATK/2000 DEF/1000

This guy is also becoming quite popular in the OCG because, well, it's really good. I've even seen a few decks that have improved upon the former Gagaga Machu Mech OTK using this monster instead.

In any case, I mention this because even Laggia appears to be falling out of favor in some Japanese decks, and a few have tried using this monster to enable Chaos builds (using Raioh because he's good, and switching Sabersaurus for Alexandrite Dragon).

In addition, the use of more LIGHT monsters enables the use of Constellar Omega, a monster similar to Ophion in its ability to become a walking Lance.

Posted 01 October 2012 - 06:49 AM

victor

Posted 01 October 2012 - 09:43 AM

victor

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»Retired Staff

6825 posts

Evilswarm also has the benefit of the somewhat overlooked Evilswarm Salamandra, who can not only become a big beater if needed, but is an Evilswarm and a Dinosaur. Usually, this guy's kinda teched in, though.

I have always thought of Salamandra as being better in Chaos Dragons.

Being a Dinosaur, it is easily searchable by Fossil Dig.

It's a DARK Bazoo that gives you a way to modulate the graveyard, banish Eclipse Wyvern, add DAD.

DAD wins games and this sets everything up.

What puzzles me is why OCGers don't play Chaos Dragons at all, when they can drop DAD at will.

Deadborder

Posted 01 October 2012 - 10:57 AM

7hhzz7

Posted 01 October 2012 - 01:52 PM

7hhzz7

El Chapo

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16170 posts

Evilswarm also has the benefit of the somewhat overlooked Evilswarm Salamandra, who can not only become a big beater if needed, but is an Evilswarm and a Dinosaur. Usually, this guy's kinda teched in, though.

I have always thought of Salamandra as being better in Chaos Dragons.

Being a Dinosaur, it is easily searchable by Fossil Dig.

It's a DARK Bazoo that gives you a way to modulate the graveyard, banish Eclipse Wyvern, add DAD.

DAD wins games and this sets everything up.

What puzzles me is why OCGers don't play Chaos Dragons at all, when they can drop DAD at will.

Sanjura

Posted 01 October 2012 - 03:13 PM

Dawgy

Posted 01 October 2012 - 04:05 PM

Dawgy

Words won't get through to me when I'm not listening.

Duelist

1746 posts

Evilswarm also has the benefit of the somewhat overlooked Evilswarm Salamandra, who can not only become a big beater if needed, but is an Evilswarm and a Dinosaur. Usually, this guy's kinda teched in, though.

I have always thought of Salamandra as being better in Chaos Dragons.

Being a Dinosaur, it is easily searchable by Fossil Dig.

It's a DARK Bazoo that gives you a way to modulate the graveyard, banish Eclipse Wyvern, add DAD.

DAD wins games and this sets everything up.

What puzzles me is why OCGers don't play Chaos Dragons at all, when they can drop DAD at will.

Or Rabbit => Double Heliolope => Lavalval Chain => Put DAD on top of your deck for next turn... With two DARKs in grave.